GRAMMAR QUIZ 7.2 & 7.

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Group A

7.2 Advanced passive forms

Exercise 1
1 have been avoided: This is the correct passive structure.

2 being taken: This is the correct passive structure.

3 have been trusted: This is the correct passive structure.

4 to be given: This is the correct passive structure.

5 being manipulated: This is the correct passive structure.

6 were made to: This is the correct passive structure.

7 being lied: This is the correct passive structure.

8 were offered: This is the correct passive structure.

Group B
Exercise 2
1 was sent fifty emails: This is the correct passive 7.2 Advanced passive forms
structure.
Exercise 1
2 were made to work: This is the correct passive structure. 1 am/’m given: This is the correct passive structure.

3 might be offered: This is the correct passive structure. 2 being bombarded: This is the correct passive structure.

4 should have been told: This is the correct passive 3 to be praised: This is the correct passive structure.
structure.
4 being treated: This is the correct passive structure.
5 don’t like being paid: This is the correct passive structure.
5 have been forced: This is the correct passive structure..
6 needs to be paid off: This is the correct passive structure.
6 have been given: This is the correct passive structure.
7 must be protected: This is the correct passive structure.
7 being laughed:This is the correct passive structure.

8 be recognised: This is the correct passive structure.

Exercise 2
1 might have been lied: This is the correct passive
structure.

2 could be given: This is the correct passive structure.

3 prefer not to be contacted: This is the correct passive

structure.

4 should be taken: This is the correct passive structure.

5 enjoys being looked after: This is the correct passive

structure.

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6 were made to wait: This is the correct passive structure.

7 need to be cleaned: This is the correct passive structure.

Group A

7.5 Passive reporting structures

Exercise 1
1 A: This is the correct passive structure. It is something
that we think in the present, but it evolved in the past.

2 A: This is the correct passive structure. It is something

that we know in the present, but it was invented in the
past.

3 B: This is the correct passive structure. We can use it +

passive verb + that.

4 B: This is the correct structure. We need a passive verb

here.

5 B: This is the correct active structure.

6 B: This is the correct passive structure as the verb

relates to a past action.

7 A: This is the correct passive structure. It is something

that we think in the present, but it began in the past.

8 A: This is the correct active structure.

9 A: This is the correct passive structure because the main

verb relates to an action in the present.

10 B: This is the correct passive structure. Other people

are expecting you to be studying now.

Exercise 2
1 is known that: This is the correct passive form. The verb,
know, relates to the present, so we use a present
passive form.

2 could be argued that: This is the correct passive form.

After a modal verb, we use be + past participle in the
Passive.

3 are estimated to be: This is the correct passive form. We

use there is/are + passive verb + to infinitive.

4 is known to have discovered: This is the correct passive

structure. The verb know relates to the present, so we

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use a present passive, and the verb discover relates to
the past, so we use to + have + past participle.
5 behaviour was considered to be: This is the correct
passive structure. The verb consider relates to the past,
so we use a Past Simple Passive, and the verb be (bad
manners) relates to the same past time, so we use to +
infinitive.
Group B
7.5 Passive reporting structures
Exercise 1
1 B: This is the correct passive form. After a modal verb,
we use be + past participle in the Passive.
2 B: This is the correct passive structure. It is something
that we think in the present, but it was transmitted in the
past.
3 A: This is the correct active structure.
4 A: This is the correct passive structure. It is something
that we know in the present, but it emerged in the past.
5 A: This is the correct active structure.
6 A: This is the correct passive structure as the verb
relates to a present action.
7 A: This is the correct passive structure. It is something
that we may argue in the present.
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8 B: This is the correct passive structure. It is something
that we expect now, but will be happening in the future.
9 A: This is the correct active structure. We is the subject
of the verb expect.
10 B: This is the correct passive structure. It is something
that we know in the present, but it was proved in the
past.
Exercise 2
1 are estimated to be: This is the correct passive form. The
verb, estimate, relates to the present, so we use a
present passive form.
2 was thought in ancient Egypt. This is the correct passive
form. The verb think relates to the past, so we use a
past passive form.
3 is believed to have been created: This is the correct
passive structure. The verb believe relates to the
present, so we use a present passive, and the passive
verb was created relates to the past, so we use to +
have + been + past participle.
4 could be argued that: This is the correct passive form.
After a modal verb, we use be + past participle in the
Passive.
5 is expected to develop: This is the correct passive
structure. The verb expect relates to the present, so we
use a Present Simple Passive, and the verb develop
relates to the future, so we use to + infinitive.
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